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1301.	Convert the 13/36 m/s into kilometers per hour?
A.	1.5
B.	1.2
C.	1.3
D.	1.4
Answer» B. 1.2

Discussion

1302.	Two trains of length 120 m and 280 m are running towards each other on parallel lines at 42 kmph and 30 kmph respectively. In what time will they be clear of each other from the moment they meet?
A.	14 sec
B.	21 sec
C.	17 sec
D.	20 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

1303.	Two trains are moving in the same direction at 72 kmph and 36 kmph. The faster train crosses a man in the slower train in 27 seconds. Find the length of the faster train?
A.	270 m
B.	250 m
C.	280 m
D.	220 m
Answer» B. 250 m

Discussion

1304.	Two trains of length 100 m and 200 m are 100 m apart. They start moving towards each other on parallel tracks, at speeds 54 kmph and 72 kmph. In how much time will the trains cross each other?
A.	57/7 sec
B.	80/7 sec
C.	20/7 sec
D.	60/7 sec
Answer» C. 20/7 sec

Discussion

1305.	A man goes from A to B at a speed of 20 kmph and comes back to A at a speed of 30 kmph. Find his average speed for the entire journey?
A.	20 kmph
B.	24 kmph
C.	50 kmph
D.	35 kmph
Answer» C. 50 kmph

Discussion

1306.	How many seconds will a 500 meter long train moving with a speed of 63 km/hr take to cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr in the direction of the train ?
A.	42
B.	50
C.	30
D.	28
Answer» D. 28

Discussion

1307.	Two trains started at the same time, one from A to B and the other from B to A . If they arrived at B and A respectively 4 hours and 9 hours after they passed each other the ratio of the speeds of the
A.	14.4 sec
B.	15.5 sec
C.	18.8 sec
D.	20.2 sec
Answer» B. 15.5 sec

Discussion

1308.	A train moves with a speed of 108 kmph. Its speed in metres per second is :
A.	10.8
B.	18
C.	30
D.	38.8
Answer» D. 38.8

Discussion

1309.	A train 400m long can cross an electric pole in 20sec, then find the speed of the train?
A.	65 Kmph
B.	70 Kmph
C.	72 Kmph
D.	75 Kmph
Answer» D. 75 Kmph

Discussion

1310.	A 240 meter long train passes a platform in 45 sec while it passes a signal board in 16 sec. What is the length of the platform?
A.	250 m
B.	175 m
C.	275 m
D.	435 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

1311.	A train 150 metres long crosses a milestone in 15 seconds and crosses another train of the same length travelling in the opposite direction in 12 seconds. The speed of the second train in km/hr is
A.	52 km/hr
B.	56 km/hr
C.	54 km/hr
D.	58 km/hr
Answer» D. 58 km/hr

Discussion

1312.	A train 110 metres long is running with a speed of 60 kmph. In what time will it pass a man who is running at 6 kmph in the direction opposite to that in which the train is going?
A.	5
B.	6
C.	7
D.	10
Answer» C. 7

Discussion

1313.	Pavan travelled for 11 hours. He covered the first half of the distance at 30 kmph and remaining half of the distance at 25 kmph. Find the distance travelled by Pavan.
A.	240 km
B.	280 km
C.	260 km
D.	300 km
Answer» B. 280 km

Discussion

1314.	A man walks at a speed of 3 km/hr and runs at a speed of 7 km/hr. How much time will the man require to cover a distance of 10 1/2 km, if he completes half of the distance, i.e., (5 1/4) km on foot an
A.	1 3/4 hrs
B.	2 1/4 hrs
C.	2 hrs
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

1315.	Kiran travels from A to B by car and returns from B to A by cycle in 7 hours. If he travels both ways by car he saves 3 hours. What is the time taken to cover both ways by cycle?
A.	10 hours
B.	13 hours
C.	14 hours
D.	12 hours
Answer» B. 13 hours

Discussion

1316.	A person takes 20 minutes more to cover a certain distance by decreasing his speed by 20%. What is the time taken to cover the distance at his original speed?
A.	1 hour 30 minutes
B.	1 hour 15 minutes
C.	1 hour 20 minutes
D.	2 hours
Answer» D. 2 hours

Discussion

1317.	If a man can cover 12 metres in one second, how many kilometres can he cover in 3 hours 45 minutes?
A.	168
B.	162
C.	150
D.	156
Answer» C. 150

Discussion

1318.	Ramu rides his bike at an average speed of 45 km/hr and reaches his desitination in four hours. Somu covers the same distance in six hours. If Ramu covered his journey at an average speed which was 9
A.	36
B.	30
C.	40
D.	45
Answer» C. 40

Discussion

1319.	A man misses a bus by 40 minutes if he travels at 30 kmph. If he travels at 40 kmph, then also he misses the bus by 10 minutes. What is the minimum speed required to catch the bus on time?
A.	48 kmph
B.	45 kmph
C.	43 kmph
D.	44 kmph
Answer» C. 43 kmph

Discussion

1320.	A person covered one-fourth of the total distance at 26 kmph and remaining distance at 24 kmph. What is the average speed for the total distance?
A.	21(2/3) kmph
B.	21 (1/3) kmph
C.	22 (1/3) kmph
D.	22 (2/3) kmph
Answer» C. 22 (1/3) kmph

Discussion

1321.	Murali travelled from city A to city B at a speed of 40 kmph and from city B to city C at 60 kmph. What is the average speed of Murali from A to C given that the ratio of distances between A to B and
A.	48 kmph
B.	50 kmph
C.	52 kmph
D.	56 kmph
Answer» C. 52 kmph

Discussion

1322.	A trained covered x km at 40 kmph and another 2x km at 20 kmph. Find the average speed of the train in covering the entire 3x km.
A.	30 kmph
B.	25 kmph
C.	24 kmph
D.	28 kmph
Answer» D. 28 kmph

Discussion

1323.	Roja and Pooja start moving in the opposite directions from a pole. They are moving at the speeds of 2 km/hr and 3 km/hr respectively. After 4 hours what will be the distance between them?
A.	12 km
B.	20 km
C.	24 km
D.	4 km
Answer» C. 24 km

Discussion

1324.	By travelling at 40 kmph, a person reaches his destination on time. He covered two-third the total distance in one-third of the total time. What speed should he maintain for the remaining distance to
A.	20 kmph
B.	30 kmph
C.	25 kmph
D.	15 kmph
Answer» B. 30 kmph

Discussion

1325.	Train P crosses a pole in 30 seconds and train Q crosses the same pole in one minute and 15 seconds. The length of train P is three-fourths the length of train Q. What is the ratio of the speed of tra
A.	15 : 8
B.	8 : 15
C.	5 : 3
D.	3 : 5
Answer» B. 8 : 15

Discussion

1326.	A car started running at a speed of 30 km/hr and the speed of the car was increased by 2 km/hr at the end of every hour. Find the total distance covered by the car in the first 10 hours of the journey
A.	380 km
B.	390 km
C.	400 km
D.	410 km
Answer» C. 400 km

Discussion

1327.	Amar takes as much time in running 18 meters as a car takes in covering 48 meters. What will be the distance covered by Amar during the time the car covers 1.6 km?
A.	800 m
B.	480 m
C.	520 m
D.	600 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

1328.	Train X crosses a stationary train Y in 60 seconds and a pole in 25 seconds with the same speed. The length of the train X is 300 m. What is the length of the stationary train Y?
A.	320 m
B.	420 m
C.	300 m
D.	360 m
Answer» C. 300 m

Discussion

1329.	Excluding stoppages, the average speed of a bus is 60 km/hr and including stoppages, the average speed of the bus is 40 km/hr. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A.	10
B.	12.5
C.	15
D.	20
Answer» E.

Discussion

1330.	A train running at a speed of 36 kmph crosses an electric pole in 12 seconds. In how much time will it cross a 350 m long platform?
A.	44 sec
B.	49 sec
C.	42 sec
D.	47 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

1331.	Two trains of equal lengths are running at speeds of 30 kmph and 60 kmph. The two trains crossed each other in 30 seconds when travelling in opposite direction. In what time will they cross each other
A.	90 sec
B.	75 sec
C.	85 sec
D.	80 sec
Answer» B. 75 sec

Discussion

1332.	A train leaves Mumabai at 9 am at a speed of 40 kmph. After one hour, another train leaves Mumbai in the same direction as that of the first train at a speed of 50 kmph. When and at what distance from
A.	1:00pm, 220 km
B.	1:00pm, 200km
C.	2:00pm, 200 km
D.	2:00pm, 220 km
Answer» D. 2:00pm, 220 km

Discussion

1333.	An express traveled at an average speed of 100 km/hr, stopping for 3 min after every 75 kn. How long did it take to reach its destination 600 km from the starting point?
A.	6 hrs 21 min
B.	6 hrs 24 min
C.	6 hrs 27 min
D.	6 hrs 30 min
Answer» B. 6 hrs 24 min

Discussion

1334.	A and B go around a circular track of length 600 m on a cycle at speeds of 36 kmph and 54 kmph. After how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting point?
A.	120 sec
B.	150 sec
C.	140 sec
D.	130 sec
Answer» B. 150 sec

Discussion

1335.	Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 300 m from the same point at speeds of 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track i
A.	21 sec
B.	24 sec
C.	25 sec
D.	27 sec
Answer» E.

Discussion

1336.	In a 1000 m race, A beats B by 200 meters or 25 seconds. Find the speed of B?
A.	8 m/s
B.	25 m/s
C.	10 m/s
D.	15 m/s
Answer» B. 25 m/s

Discussion

1337.	In a 1000 m race, A beats B by 50 m and B beats C by 100 m. In the same race, by how many meters does A beat C?
A.	145
B.	150
C.	155
D.	160
Answer» B. 150

Discussion

1338.	A person travels from P to Q a speed of 40 km/hr and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips?
A.	36 km/hr
B.	45 km/hr
C.	48 km/hr
D.	50 km/hr
Answer» D. 50 km/hr

Discussion

1339.	A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km/hr and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to?
A.	3 km/hr
B.	4 km/hr
C.	5 km/hr
D.	7 km/hr
Answer» C. 5 km/hr

Discussion

1340.	A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 5 km/hr and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance is?
A.	2
B.	3
C.	4
D.	5
Answer» C. 4

Discussion

1341.	A man complete a journey in 10 hrs. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km?
A.	220 km
B.	224 km
C.	230 km
D.	234 km
Answer» C. 230 km

Discussion

1342.	Anna left for city A from city B at 5.20 a.m. She traveled at the speed of 80 km/hr for 2 hrs 15 min. After that the speed was reduced to 60 km/hr. If the distance between two cities is 350 kms, at wh
A.	9.20 a.m
B.	9.25 a.m
C.	9.35 a.m
D.	None of these
Answer» E.

Discussion

1343.	A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B at 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes whil
A.	100 km/hr
B.	110 km/hr
C.	120 km/hr
D.	130 km/hr
Answer» D. 130 km/hr

Discussion

1344.	Robert is traveling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 p.m. if he travels at 10 km/hr; he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 km/hr. At what speed must he travel to rea
A.	8 kmph
B.	11 kmph
C.	12 kmph
D.	14 kmph
Answer» D. 14 kmph

Discussion

1345.	A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately?
A.	10.4 km/hr
B.	10.8 km/hr
C.	11 km/hr
D.	12.2 km/hr
Answer» C. 11 km/hr

Discussion

1346.	A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/he and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is?
A.	35.55 km/hr
B.	36 km/hr
C.	71.11 km/hr
D.	71 km/hr
Answer» D. 71 km/hr

Discussion

1347.	A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns at a speed of 2 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming. The distance between his house and school is?
A.	5 km
B.	5.5 km
C.	6 km
D.	6.5 km
Answer» D. 6.5 km

Discussion

1348.	A student rides on bicycle at 8km/hr and reaches his school 2.5min late. The next day he increases his speed to 10km/hr and reaches school 5 minutes early. How far is the school from his house ?
A.	5km
B.	6km
C.	4km
D.	8km
Answer» B. 6km

Discussion

1349.	A bus running at the average speed of 60km/hr reaches from place A to B in 3hours 15min. What is the distance between place A and B ?
A.	150kms
B.	185kms
C.	195kms
D.	205kms
Answer» D. 205kms

Discussion

1350.	A thief steals a car at 2.30pm and drives it at 60km/hr . The theft is discovered at 3pm and the owner sets off in another car at 75km/hr. When will he overtake the thief ?
A.	7pm
B.	6pm
C.	5pm
D.	4pm
Answer» D. 4pm

Discussion

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